The Bulletin of Congregation Ner Tamid, April 1992

Congregation Ner Tamid ?ran -i: n9ns ?l. The Reform Synagogue of Las Vegas 2761 Emerson Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada 89121 w April 1992 Adam - Nisan 5752 Sanford D. Akselrad, Rabbi Cal Lewis, President Ruth Fite, Executive Director Schedule of Services NOTICE!!! THERE WILL BE NO SERVICES ON FRIDAY, APRIL 17TH. SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT THE DESERT INN COUNTRY CLUB IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO THE SEDER. April 3 Services 8:00 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Brian Rosenfeld Services Conducted by Rabbi Akselrad Oneg sponsored by the iRosenfeld Family in honor of Brian?s Bar Mitzvah April 10 Services 8:00 p.m. Bar Mitzvah of Daniel Chenin Services Conducted by Rabbi Akselrad Oneg sponsored by the Chenin Family in honor of Danny?s Bar Mitzvah April 17 Passover Services at Desert Inn Country Club Services 5:30 p.m. Congregation Ner Tamid Seder at Desert Inn 6:30 p.m. Services and Seder conducted by Rabbi Akselrad April 24 Services 8:00 p.m. Choir will present a special Ladino Service Services conducted by Rabbi Akselrad | Oneg sponsored by Sisterhood Each year Congregation Ner Tamid holds a Seder on the first day of Passover. Normally held at the Temple, this year we will celebrate together on April 17th at the Desert Inn Country Club. Seder Chairperson Phyllis Mark stated that the Desert Inn has gone above and beyond to ensure that everthing will be ?kosher-style?. With a room to accomodate over 200 people, we will be served a traditional Passover Seder. The menu will be gefilte fish, chicken soup with matzo balls, roasted chicken and brisket of beef. The Desert Inn has an excellent catering department and has promised us an evening to remember. Space is limited - please make your reservations early! Your check is your reservation. I-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1 YES, I WOULD LIKE TO JOIN RABBI AKSELRAD AND THE CONGREGATION TO CELEBRATE PASSOVER: PRICE: ADULTS $35 (MEMBERS) $40 NON-MEMBERS CHILDREN (UNDER 12): $15 NAME: _________________________________________________________________________. # OF ADULTS: CHILDREN: Mv check enclosed for the amount of: L__________________________________I J e a n n e S ch o m a ke r, S ch o o l P rincipal Terri H erm an & D e b b ie S ta d t, Bulletin Editors_________________Julie G ru b e r. Preschool D ire cto r Congregation Ner Tamid Rabbi?s Message Over the next few weeks we will be observing two very important Jewish holidays, Passover and Yom Hashoah. Though vastly different in tone and meaning, nevertheless, there is a common thread of meaning that we must not forget. Passover recalls the story of the Exodus and of how our people were freed from slavery. Looking closer, however, Passover also points to a time in which the Jews lived in Egypt as a protected and flourishing community, having been brought there as a kindness to Joseph who saved Egypt from starvation. Years later, this secure Jewish community was enslaved because a new Pharaoh felt that the Jews had dual loyalty. Recalling the xenophobic words of Pharaoh as stated in the book of Exodus: ?Behold, the people of the children of Israel are too many and too mighty for us; come, let us deal wisely with them, lest they multiply, and it come to pass, that, when there befalleth us any war, they also join themselves unto our enemies, and fight against us...? This fear was one cause that led to Jewish enslavement. The Holocaust likewise recalls a time in this century where one of the most secure Jewish communities in the world was enslaved and brutalized almost to the point of extinction. We learned quite painfully that our position in even the most secure environ?ments can become tenuous very quickly. We who live in America should never forget that lesson. While we mustn?t live in fear, we should live with our eyes open. Most pointedly, this election year has wrought some troubling events. David Duke and Patrick Buchanan have both come out with statements that, only a few years ago, would have scandalized them out of any election. It was Buchanan, for example, who wrote that though Hitler was a genocidal killer, he was nonetheless, ?a political organizer of the first rank...a man of extraordinary gifts,...and elements of genius.? But most shocking of all has been Buchanan?s tendency to dismiss the Holocaust and to insinuate that the Jewish community and survivors in general have embellished their stories and may be ?engaging in group fantasies of martyrdom and heroics.? We are far away from a ?Holocaust? in this country. But the lessons of Passover and Yom Hashoah are that we must always keep a vigilant eye towards our rights. We must do all that we can to speak up and let others know that anti-semitism, racism or bigotry of any kind can not be tolerated, whether it be at work, school, or as a basis for an election campaign. Anything less would be to ignore the hard learned lessons of the past. B?shalom. Sanford D. Akselrad Rabbi 1____ ' . Family Shabbat Service May 15 th Honoring the Religious School Staff Service 7:30 p.m. Please join Rabbi Akselrad and the Jr. Choir for a warm Family Shabbat experience. Please note this date on your calendar so that you can join us in worship Ladino... The ?Other? Yiddish On Friday evening, April 24th, the Congregation Ner Tamid Adult Choir, directed by Martha Olson, will present the "LADINO SABBATH SERVICE". Ladino is the language of the Sephardic Jews who were driven out of Spain in 1492. It is a combination of Castilian interspersed with Hebrew. It is the language of the Jews of Spain much as Yiddish is a language of the Jews of eastern Europe. Participating with the Choir will be members of the Valley Voices and Cantorial Soloist, Bella Feldman. The music of the Ladinos is upbeat and full of zest, reflecting the influence of Spanish culture on the Jewish musical tradition. This service will pay homage to what was once the most influential Jewish community in the world. The service was first published in 1990 by Cantor Jason Norman Bauch. This is the premier Las Vegas performance of this exciting work. Rabbi Sanford^^ Akselrad will conduct this special Sabbath Service beginning at 8:00 p.m. Th^B* entire community is invited to join us for this exciting service. Page 2 Congregation Ner Tamid TOT SHABBAT Mark your calendars now for the next Tot Shabbat. This is a special Shabbat morning program designed for children 2-6 years of age and their brother and sisters. Rabbi Akselrad conducts a service, especially abbreviated, for younger chil?dren. Following services, the children will participate in an exciting arts and crafts project, followed by lunch to complete the fun-filled morning. Special thanks to Chairperson Bette Stahl and her Committee for doing such an outstanding job! Place: Temple Sanctuary Time: 10:00 a.m. Date: May 9,1992 YES WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THE TOT SHABBAT PROGRAMS ? NAME: ________________________________________________________________. ? ADDRESS: PHONE: CHILD?S NAME: I WE PLAN TO ATTEND MAY 9TH:_______________________________. I I____________________________________________________________I RSVP to Temple office at 733-6292 Bar Mitzvah My name is Brian Rosenfeld. I was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma and lived in Texas and California before moving to Las Vegas four years a go. I?m a 7th grader at John?son Junior High. When I am not in school or studying for my Bar Mitzvah, I enjoy rollerblading, basketball and computer games. My parents, Wendy and Jeff Rosenfeld, and I would like to invite you to my Bar Mitzvah on April 3rd at 8 p.m. President?s Message Every time I come to Temple I smile and feel so good. The front of our building is beautiful. We need to recognize the Beautification Committee for their dedication in coming up with a plan and following it to completion. I hope I don?t forget anyone: Chairperson Yvonne Gordon, Committee members Joni Akselrad, Jan Cobb, Christi Cleek Molasky, Jackie McRitchie, and Howard Perlman - thank you all for adding such pleasant?ness to Congregation Ner Tamid. Those of you who haven?t seen the completed front are in for a treat! Others who need to be recognized by all of us who have enjoyed the activities brought about by hard work are the Sisterhood, Brotherhood, Golden Chai, Religious School, Preschool and general committee members. These people keep on working and planning. Things happen and we partake and we often do not stop to say ?thanks?. Thank you Mary Fox and Jack Bulavsky and their committee for another fun Game Night. Thanks to the great office staff who manage day in and day out - often picking up the pieces! As you can tell, I feel good about Congregation Ner Tamid. This is a very busy month and it seems everyone is in on it. The Temple is sponsoring the annual Passover Seder at the Desert Inn Country Club on April 17. It should be good as the food and service for other events I?ve attended have been quite good. Make your reservation early as space is limited. Also don?t forget the Goods ?N Services Auction on May 9. Lois Doctors and Dyane Kohnen would love to hear from you if you have something to donate or some contact for a donation. Brotherhood is very active and planning several activities for April. On April 5, along with Golden Chai, they are sponsoring the David Syme Concert - is it humorous music, or music with humor? Watch the final basketball game of the college season with Brotherhood on Monday evening, April 6. Sounds like a good way to enjoy the Final Four. Last activity of the month, but certainly not the least, is Sisterhood?s Progressive Dinner. It?s always fun and sometimes an adventure. We look forward to seeing you there or wherever it is. It amazes me that there is so much going on, and this is a reflection of the many groups with diverse interests that we have in our Congregational family. Get involved - you 11 feel good and we will welcome your participation. I hope to see all of you at Temple or at least at some activity. Shalom, Cal Bar Mitzvah Hi, I?m Danny Chenin. I am in the 7th Grade at Cannon Jr. High, and I play the trum?pet in the band. My talents and interests include art; build?ing; drawing; R.C. boats, cars and airplanes. I also enjoy per?forming ?magic? in shows and parties. My hobbies are rollerblading, paintball shoot?ing, juggling, all sports, back?packing and camping. Besides all my interests and hobbies I have two dogs, three cats and sixteen gerbils - that keeps me busy. I am looking forward to my Bar Mitzvah, and I have en?joyed learning Hebrew with Melissa Glovinsky, and learn?ing about my Jewish religion, culture and traditions with the Rabbi and Congregation Ner Tamid. I hope that the entire Con?gregation will join me, my fam?ily and friends for services, on April 10,1992, when I am called to the Torah as a Bar Mitzvah. NTTY CREATIVE SERVICE NTTY will be holding a special creative Shabbat Ser?vice on May 1, 1992 at 8:00 p.m. This service highlights our Temple Youth. NTTY is a temple teen group, which per?forms various mitzvahs in the community as well as having fun. Page 3 Congregation Ner Tamid mm n Congressman Bilbray speaks ?RABBI AKSELRAD MEETS WITH CONGRESSMAN BILBRAY, ALAN BORUSZAK & TEMPLE PRESIDENT, CAL LEWIS.? The Purim Carnival... a huge success! Yiskor - Passover 1992 10:00 a.m. - April 24, 1992 Maurice Abrams Helen Adasczik Norma Addis Ely Alguadich Dr. Milton Alper Sam Alper Irwin Altman Mike Alva Frances Golda Bradburg Blanche Braunstein Mollie Rudnick Brownstone Muriel Chavin Irving Cohen Reevin Cohen Robert Cohen Harvey Cowan Woli Cowan Yetta Cowan Alex Denkenson Barney Ebenholtz Rose Eisen Arthur Engler Robert Eskeles Carly Samantha Fieldman-Marks Evelyn Fine Nina Gabay Pearl Lee Gaber Irwin Gellin Dr. Harry L. Goldberg Charna Goldbrenner Yitzhak Goldbrenner Stuart Goldie Judge Paul Goldman Emmanuel Greenberg Marvin Grodsky Erma Havas Barry Lester Hirsch Dora Hirsh Todd Hoffman Abraham Honig Nathan Kallick Jack Karo Allan Karp Joyce Karp Abraham Lewinter Anna Lipshaw Mac Macauley Reenor Mahon Louis Mallin Gladys Michaels Vernon Miller Ida Molinsky Harry Mopell Anna Nalson Mel Osterman Carolyn Pettier Jack Portnoy Celia Raynes Seymour Rand Max Rosenberg Constance Rudack Evelyn Ruggiero Nate Sachter Rose Schreiber Alice Schwartz Bernard Schwartz Samuel Schwartz Beverly Seglin Molly Shapiro Paul Sichel Sylvia Slocum David Solomon Hyman Sperling Lena Steinberg Ruth Stone Barnard Tager Ida Tannenbaum Alex Tapper Jen Taylor Alan Tobman Karin Leigh Vinnick Frances Waltzman Solomon Weber Ruth Weingart Traditionally during Passover we recall loved ones who have died during the past year. Please let our office know if you wish the name of a loved one to be added to our Yiskor list. Page 4 Congregation Ner Tamid ?(DMMmgg mot; Committee Chairpersons(s) Art & Beautification.......................................................... Break the Fast.................................................................... Budget................................................................................... Goods & Services Auction................................................ Historian.............................................................................. House...................................................................................... Kol Nidre.............................................................................. Long Range Planning........................................................ Membership.......................................................................... Outreach............................................................................... Passover Seder................................................................... Publicity............................................................................... Preschool.............................................................................. Religious School................................................................. Ritual..................................................................................... Social Action........................................................................ Special Events.................................................................... Ways & Means...................................................................... Youth Activities.................................................................. .............................Yvonne Gordon ..........Rita Malkin, Helen Zliser .....................Sheldon Rosenberg ....Dyane Kohnen, Lois Doctors ..................................Sandy Ewan ...........................Harry Rubinson .............................Michael Cherry ................................Ken Schnitzer ..............................Dyane Kohnen ..................................Lois Doctors ..................................Phyllis Mark ...............................Kathryn Scott Denise Schnitzer, Debby Kaner ..........................Denise Schnitzer ......................................Alan Mann ................................Eileen Kollins ............................Jay Poster Dotty Gross, Randy Spoor Social Action The Social Action Commit?tee thanks the entire Congre?gation for their support of all of our projects. A special thank you to each of our blood donors at the Purim Carnival. During April we are ask?ing Congregants to bring in any paperback books that are gath?ering dust on your bookshelves. We are sending them to Israel where such books are very costly. They will be enjoyed by native Israelis, as well as the growing numbers of Ethiopian and Soviet immigrants. Our Committee continues to offer home hospitality to the Schneiders, ?our? Russian fam?ily who have already recipro?cated We are pleased to see them at Ner Tamid services and social events. Mark Friday, May 22nd on your calendars. It will be Social Action Shabbat, when we will share our projects from the past, present and future. Please join us for a special Shabbat. Eileen Kollins Social Action Committee Chairperson Art & Beautification LANDSCAPING MIRACLE Doesn?t the front landscaping look terrific?! After many months, and many meetings, the results of the work of CNT?s Art and Beautification Committee have begun to show. Plans have been made for a new look inside also. Furniture is on order for the lobby, and some painting and general ?cleaning up? is still to be done. Our Congregation thanks the continuing generosity of the M.B. Dalitz Foundation, as well as an anonymous donor who defrayed a large portion of the cost of the renovations. Thanks also goes to the hard-working members of the Art and Beautifica?tion Committee: Joni Akselrad, Jan Cobb, Yvonne Gordon, Jackie McRitchie, Christi Cleek Molasky and Howard Pearlman. In order to finish our lobby, the Committee is considering commissioning a work of art for the curved brick wall. If you are interested in having work considered, please submit sketches, size specifications and aproximate cost to Yvonne Gordon, 40 Congressional Ct., Las Vegas, 89113, by April 30th. Invest in Israel?s Future... And Yours Jerusalem and Zion have been one since David conquered the hill city around 1000 B.C.E., and the city?s hold on Jewish veneration has only deepened with the passage of three mil?lennia. ?Jerusalem 25? is the theme of the 1992 Israel Bonds synagogue campaign, designed to help Israel resettle this his?toric influx of new citizens. Israel?s government has an?nounced that all 1992 Israel Bonds proceeds will be utilized exclusively to help provide housing and jobs for new immi grants. As we prepare to gather at the Passover table and cel ebrate the festival of freedom, Israel Bonds?Jerusalem 25" campaign is a worthy channel for our efforts in behalf of Jews who, in the face of impossible odds, never forgot their link to Jerusalem. We'll see you at theGoods & Services Auction... May 9th ANNUAL MEETING The Annual Meeting and Election has been set for Sun?day, June 6 at 5:00 p.m. There will be three Trustee openings on the Board. If you are inter ested in serving on our congre?gational board, please contact Ruth in the office. We will be having a barbeque at the meet?ing and would like to encour age all members to attend.Congregation Ner Tamid J a m m mm Israeli Independence Day Celebration SAVE THIS DATE!! This year?s Israeli Inde?pendence Day Celebration is set for Sunday, May 3,1992 at the Sands Ballroom. From 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. there will be food and lots of fun. We will have a booth representing our Congregation, Sisterhood, Brotherhood and Golden Chai. Mark your calendars now to attend this wonderful event. ewish Roots and the Classics A Lecture ConcertFeaturing David Syme, Pianist Kiddy Fashion Show & Luncheon Sisterhood will be hosting a ?Kiddy? Fashion Show and Luncheon on Sunday, April 26 at 12:15 p.m. All members of the congregation are invited to attend and see what the new childrens fashions are for this coming summer. Cost of the luncheon is $5.00 for adults and $3.00 for children. Please call the Temple Office (733- 6292) for reservations. Jewish Lecture Series The last program in the Jewish Lecture Series will be Rabbi Laura Geller speaking on ?The Role of Jewish Women Throughout The Ages?. Rabbi Geller is currently serving as the Executive Director of the American Jewish Congress, Pacific Southwest Region. She served as Hillel Director at USC for fourteen years, and has been active in a variety of Jewish community concerns and pub?lications. Rabbi Geller has spe?cial interest in Israel. One of the first and most well-known women rabbis, she has written on a variety of topics, often re?lating to sexism and religion. Not just for women, this pre?sentation will be educational, informative and include some fascinating revelations. Be sure not to miss this last speaker of the 1992 series. Congregation Ner Tamid Sunday, April 5,1992 - 7:00 P.M. David Syme is know as one of the music world?s most gifted pianists. He has appeared with major symphony orchestras throughout Europe and the Americas. Recognized as a ge?nius before he had reached his teens, he studied the classics with Mischa Kottler and Julius Chajes. He also worked with Ozan Marsh at the University of Arizona and with Jorge Bolet at Indiana University. He is a graduate of the Julliard School of Music. Syme comes from a musical family. His father used to be a cantor and is currently the Rabbi at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield, Michi?gan, near Detroit. His mother is a pianist. His late brother was a gifted violinist and flutist. Syme and his wife reside in West Bloomfield. He first began playing the piano at age three and was self taught through the age o thirteen. At fourteen he started formal training and practiced 10 hours a day, non-stop Even today his practicing is extensive. His talents go beyond the classics. While living in Arizona in the 1960?s he played in a rock band, and credits that experience with freeing him from what he felt a the time was the confinement of ?a prison of notes?. It taught him not to be so categorical. While with the rock band he recorded the sound track for a movie. He is well known to radio audiences around the country for his call-in show, aired on radio stations coast to coast including the highest rated station in the country, KABC, in Los Angeles. In his shows, Syme, working from his piano in his home, takes requests from the listeners and plays the songs off the top of his head, be they classical pieces, popular music, folk music, or even rock tunes. His ability to remember and repeat music has been well documented. ?Jewish Roots and the Classics? is an entertaining and informative lecture perfor?mance where Syme explores the interrelationship between Jewish folk music and classical music. You?ll hear how Franz Liszt?s fascination with cantorial music may have been a major inspiration for his Hungarian Rhapsodies; how Mendelssohn turned his back on Judaism in order to fit in gracefully with the 19th century German community, and why Jews have excelled mainly as performers rather than composers of classical music. This program is punctuated with little kown and often amusing facts about the fives of famous musicians. This 90 minute program will include traditional Jewish songs as well as works of Liszt, Mozart, Imbers, Smetena, Copeland, Bernstein and complete reditions of Gershwin?s ?Rhapsody in Blue? and Menderssohns ?Ronda Capriccioso?. Tickets are $7.50 for general admission and $5.00 for seniors and students. Tickets are available at the Temple office (9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.). For further information please contact Debbie Stadt at the Temple office at 733-6292. Tickets will also be sold at the door.^^ This event is sponsored by Congregation Ner Tamid Brotherhood and Golden Chail^^ Please join us on April 5th. Guests are welcome.News Release Goods ?N Services Auction Shaping Up March 10, 1992 - ?Both the goods and services we are getting for our May 9 auction are top quality,? said Dyane Kohnen, co-chair of the Congregation Ner Tamid Annual Goods ?N Services Auction. Lois Doctors, the other half of the co-chair team, said that although the event is almost two months away, the list of auction items already includes weekend use of condos in Brianhead and San Diego, a book of Agam?s art - signed by the artist, a poker machine, and a six month membership at the Green Valley Athletic Club. Other things to go on the Temple?s auction block are: a slimline cellular phone; a cruise on Lake Mead; hotel show tickets; a gourmet dinner for six; a signed Salvador Dali litho; a beauty makeover; massages; and a custom made monogrammed floormat. Kohnen stated that last year?s event was a huge suc?cess, but will be eclipsed by the May event. She said, ?This type of activity is fun and draws a large crowd, especially when a good professional auctioneer like Bob Diero keeps up the interest with his delightful chatter.? The Goods ?N Services Auction will be held at Congre?gation Ner Tamid and will include a dessert bar. The cost will be $5.00 per person at the door. Call 733-6292 for more information. Congregation Ner Tamid is hosting a unique and much needed program by the Ameri?can Lung Association entitled ?Silver and Spry?. This exercise program is designed for people of all ages who suffer from pulmo?nary disorders. The class is of?fered at the Temple on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. You may join the class at any time, but class size is limited. You will need a referral form signed by your phy?sician. The form may be obtained by calling the American Lung Association at 454-2500. The class is taught by Aliza Pro. Aliza is presently a graduate student at UNLV in the Masters Program in Exercise Physiology. Aliza has worked for the Indiana State Board of Health, and interned at the National Institute for Fitness and Sports in Indianapolis. She enjoys all sports and spending time with her family. For more information and to register, please call the Ameri can Lung Association at 454-2500. Classes began on February 24th. INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM AND BEGINNING HEBREW FOR ADULTS TO START JUNE 14TH Have you ever wanted to learn a little bit more about your religion? Have you ever sat in Services wishing that you could follow along, but alas you did not know Hebrew? Now is your chance to learn in a relaxed, but structured envi?ronment. Congregation Ner Tamid will once again offer its popular 10 week ?Introduction to Judaism Class? Sunday mornings beginning June 14th at 9:30 a.m.-10:30 a.m. Imme?diately following this class the Temple will offer a beginners Hebrew class for Adults from 10:45 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Both classes will be taught by Mrs. Alma Covitz. Mrs. Covitz has taught both courses for the past ten years in Syna?gogues in the Midwest and back East. She has taught religious school and B?nai Mitzvah stu?dents as well. She is a fabulous teacher and you will not want to miss this opportunity to learn more about Judaism. The course is open to the entire community and costs $30.00 for members ($40.00 for non-members) whether an in?dividual or couple. In addition students are expected to pur?chase appropriate textbooks for use during the class. Class registration is open now. Please call Cindy at the Temple Office (733 6292) to register. Space is limited to 30 students. Page 7 Congregation Ner Tamid m Summer Kallot 1992 Plan to be a part of a unique adventure of the spirit. The UAHC-CCAR Commission on Religious Living announces Sum?mer Kallot 1992 opportunities for adult Jewish Learning. July 8-12... on the campus of Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts July 22-26... on the campus of the University of California in Santa Cruz For additional information and brochures, please contact the Temple office at 733-6292. Wilner Foundation Award Applications now available for Summer Activities A1 Benedict, founder of the Wilner Foundation, announced today that the 1992 Foundation Awards Applications are now available. He said that the list of applicants is expected to be bigger than ever in 1992, and he advised all interested young people to apply as early as possible. Since its organization on 1989, the Wilner Foundation has distributed almost $10,000 in cash awards to 25 deserving Jewish teen-agers: 6 in 1989, 7 in 1990 and 12 in 1991. Leo A. Wilner, Foundation Chairman, stated that applica?tions may be obtained at any Nevada synagogue office, or by calling him at 732-8585. In order to be eligible for award consideration, applicants must meet the following qualifications: Applicant must be of the Jewish faith and a resident of Nevada; under 18 years of age and attending school; have a scholastic GPA of B+ or better; be a Bar/Bat Mitzvah or attending Hebrew School, and be registered for participation in any activities sponsored by any Jewish Camp or organization, including trips to Israel or attendance at a Jewish seminar or convention. Applications must be received by the Wilner Foundation not later than May 4, 1992. Award winners will be notified on or before June 1, 1992. TTHIM) n>ig mm Thank you so much! Honors at Services At most Friday night serv?ices, congregants can partici?pate in a special way by accept?ing honors such as: fighting the Shabbat candles, dressing and undressing the Torah or say?ing the blessing before and af?ter the Torah reading. The Temple gives any of these hon?ors to synagogue members who enjoy participating in the Sh?abbat service in this special way. If any congregant wishes to have such honors, please call the Temple office (733-6292) so we can schedule your honors on a convenient Shabbat for you. Let Us Know Rabbi Akselrad would like to be helpful to you and your family whenever possible, par?ticularly by visiting Temple members and their families when they are in the hospital or nursing home. The Temple office tries to maintain a cur?rent list of those who are hospi?talized, so please call the Temple office to let us know when you are going into the hospital. Office H 733-6292. Anniversaries Abraham & Mara Braun Arthur & Jan Cobb Hope & Richard Cummins Mort & Janey Goldstein Michael & Rena Kane Bernard & Maris Lara William & Kathleen Mahon Tony & Vicki Malone Robin & Janis Powell Jay & Charla Rauthause Burton & Malka Rosenberg Hy & Jeanette Schwartz Joseph & Sondra Schwartz Eteug & Debbie Stadt Richard & Bebe Sturman Ross & Sandee Tonkens Charles & Nancy Vinnik David & Juanita Wasserman Phillip & Shirley Weiner I want to thank all the la?dies that helped me set up for the memorial service for Sam Alper. Phyllis Lewis, Frances Klamian, Rose Dunn, Shirley Gellin and Barbara Rosen were so helpful to me. Thank you very much for assisting me, I appreciated your assistance greatly. Sophie Pisetsky Sisterhood Party Chair?person Friend in Need A long-time Congregant has a friend in serious need of baby clothes (newborn to 2 years), a crib and any other baby furniture or toys you may no longer need. Please bring the items to the Temple. It will be a special mitzvah. Thank You ? To Thelma Karo for the staples. To the Marcuse Family for the library books. Thank you everyone in our Temple family for your phone calls, cards, balloons, flowers and ice cream. I feel so special knowing that all of you care. Love, Allison Schnitzer Congregation Ner Tamid, in keeping with its goal of sup?porting Jewish education, is establishing a B?nai Mitzvah Fund. This fund will support educational pursuits at the Temple. Please consider this fund whenever you have simcha such as a Bar/Bat Mitzvah, wedding, conversion, etc. to commemorate. A Special Thank You New Fund Established for Education P & D S> Page 8 Congregation Ner Tamid ___H Religious School Happenings The Religious School has been very busy this month. After a very successful Pass- over Candy Sale (again, thank you Millie Silverstein), we tried something new ? a Pizza fundraiser. By doing it at this time, the students were able to make pizzas for the Purim Car?nival, which were sold by the slice. The students in grade 4 and above who sold pizzas were the pizza makers, complete with special hats and gloves. Once again we had a fabu?lous Purim Carnival. Beside all the classroom booths, we had many other exciting things for our children. The raffle prizes were outstanding thanks to Shirley Bossak, Hyla Worth, Robin Greenspun, and Hack Robins. The Carnival Prizes NEW PHONE NUMBER FOR THE RELIGIOUS SCHOOL... 369-8633. PLEASE USE THIS PHONE NUMBER AFTER 5:00 P.M. ON TUESDAYS AND THURSDAYS, AND ON SUN?DAY MORNINGS. ALL OTHER TIMES THIS NUMBER IS THE TEMPLE FAX LINE. were all donated. We espe?cially want to thank those who donated prizes. Also, the stamina of Stacey Yahraus, Debbie Stadt and Jeanne Schomaker for walking around the gift show getting prizes must be appreciated. The deli?cious Hamantaschen were made by Shirley Bossak, Rita Malkin and her committee. As always, a very special treat. Another special thank you to Shirley Marcuse for physically picking up all the soda, and Mark Vogel for the donation of hot dogs. Our Shushan Cafe could only run so smoothly un?der the direction of Sophie Pisetsky and Frances Klamian and their committee. To you all, we are very grateful. What would we do without NTTY who decorated our Shushan. Not to be forgotten, was a superb Book Fair under the direction of THERE WILL BE NO RELIGIOUS SCHOOL FROM APRIL 12TH THRU APRIL 23RD THIS WILL BE PASSOVER AND SPRING BRE